novelraw Chapter 1950 - 1932: I’ll Go After Him
Chapter 1950 - 1932: I’ll Go After Him
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, Fang Yan raised his hand and a golden light shot into Ancestor Jade’s body at an indescribable speed. Instantly, Ancestor Jade’s rampaging Gang Qi stopped and retracted, the momentum of self-destruction disappearing in an instant.
This scene immediately left Elder Wang and the others stunned, their eyes filled with incredulity as they looked at Fang Yan. Ancestor Jade was at the late stage of the Human Immortal Realm and was about to self-destruct. Yet, a single golden light stopped it. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed what just happened.
It’s important to know that even in the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm, stopping someone from self-destructing is practically impossible. To forcibly terminate a Human Immortal Realm cultivator’s self-destruction usually requires at least a late-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivator, and they must use a special Secret Technique. It’s not just a matter of reaching a certain realm or level of power.
And yet, Fang Yan, who was merely in the early stage of the Human Immortal Realm, unbelievably stopped Ancestor Jade’s self-destruction. This left them speechless, unable to comprehend how Fang Yan achieved this feat no matter how hard they thought about it.
Not only them, but Ancestor Jade, filled with a death wish, was also dumbfounded. The raging Gang Qi had vanished instantly, and now he couldn’t even self-destruct if he wanted to. He couldn’t understand how, in front of Fang Yan, even self-destruction was not possible. What kind of being was this boy—human or ghost? He had never heard of such a thing!
His mind was blank; the gap between him and Fang Yan was so vast it couldn’t be bridged. Not even self-destruction could work; how could he possibly resist? As he watched the terrifying Gang Qi Greatsword approaching, he closed his eyes and gave up on resistance completely.
However, much to his surprise, the White Gang Qi Greatsword did not kill him as he expected when it neared. Instead, it hovered before him, releasing an overwhelming killing intent that made his clothes flutter without wind, sending a chill down his spine.
"Surrender."
Fang Yan looked at Ancestor Jade and said calmly. At this point, Ancestor Jade could no longer contend with him. Therefore, this battle should end here; continuing was a waste of time. Even if all present were killed, time would still be insufficient.
Though Ancestor Jade found the scene before him hard to believe, he couldn’t object even if he wanted to. In the end, he could only respond helplessly, "I lost..."
Seeing Ancestor Jade concede, Fang Yan nodded and, after pondering for a moment, said, "In that case, let’s proceed as previously discussed. Gather everyone in the Sect and bring out all the cultivation resources. Open the Sect Treasure Vault. We only want cultivation resources, not lives."
Ancestor Jade was momentarily stunned by Fang Yan’s words, a bitter smile forming at the corners of his mouth. At this point, he had no room for resistance. He had no intention to fight back now. Among them, the youngest and weakest had achieved this; the battle had no meaning.
In his contemplation, his face was full of sorrow, then he said to Fang Yan, "I’ll gather the Sect members now."
After speaking, Ancestor Jade descended from the sky, and under Fang Yan and the others’ watchful eyes, entered the Jade Sect, removing the Sect Protection Array, while the Sect’s alarm bells for assembly echoed throughout.
"Fang Yan, well done."
Elder Wang flew to Fang Yan’s side, praising him. Fang Yan handled the situation adeptly, subduing the Jade Sect without much difficulty, saving a lot of time. If they’d engaged in battle, it would have taken a long time even just to kill.
"I just did what I ought to do. Let’s go down."
Said Fang Yan calmly, and then descended to the Jade Sect’s square. Elder Wang and the others followed without another word and landed on the square with him.
Before long, all the Jade Sect members gathered, standing behind Ancestor Jade. Following his orders, everyone brought out their cultivation resources and placed them in one spot on the square. This process took nearly six hours because the Jade Sect had nearly ten thousand people in total—it was too many people.
Meanwhile, Elder Wang instructed Wang Chang to use the Universe Bags to collect these cultivation resources. Then, looking at Ancestor Jade, he said, "Ancestor, lead us to the Sect Treasure Vault."
Ancestor Jade sighed without saying anything further and turned to lead the group to the Sect Treasure Vault, opening it under everyone’s eyes. But as Elder Wang and the others were about to enter and collect items, Fang Yan spoke up.
"Ancestor, you’re not being upright. Someone is currently escaping; if my estimate is correct, he has taken the Sect’s most valuable items. Am I right?" Looking at Ancestor Jade, Fang Yan said calmly, "We didn’t intend to kill anyone. Don’t force us. If we call him back now, there’s still time."
Ancestor Jade was taken aback by Fang Yan’s words, never expecting Fang Yan to have discovered this. Indeed, during the six hours, he had secretly used Divine Sense to instruct his Senior Disciple to take part of the Sect Treasure Vault’s valuable items and stealthily leave the Sect.
He never expected Fang Yan to find out. How could this be? He had ordered the Senior Disciple to use a concealment Secret Technique to prevent detection. By now, the senior disciple should be at least a hundred miles away. In such circumstances, how could Fang Yan possibly have noticed? Yet, Fang Yan’s words confronted him; he couldn’t deny it even if he wanted to.
But he still held a glimmer of hope. After a moment’s thought, he said to Fang Yan, "Someone escaped, but I genuinely don’t know where. I’ll go after him now."
At that moment, Ancestor Jade clung to the hope that the others were incapable of catching up to the senior disciple—over a hundred miles was not a short distance. Given the time spent collecting the Sect Treasure, the senior disciple might have already traveled several hundred miles, possibly escaping.
But he never anticipated Fang Yan speaking again, saying, "Ancestor, you are quite disingenuous. Don’t blame me for not showing courtesy then."
As he finished, Fang Yan suddenly rose into the air, disappeared in a flicker, only to reappear barely two breaths later, holding a near-dead person, Ancestor Jade’s Senior Disciple!
How could this be!
Ancestor Jade was bewildered, looking at Fang Yan holding his Senior Disciple. Two breaths were all it took to travel back and forth more than a hundred miles. How was this possible? Could Fang Yan teleport instantly? Otherwise, how could he cover such an immense distance? It was utterly unbelievable, akin to mythical tales. In the entire Divine Profound Cultivation Realm, no one had seen anyone capable of instantaneous movement.
He fully understood now that petty tricks held no significance before Fang Yan and his group. Seeing his Senior Disciple half-dead pained him greatly, but he knew it was all his fault, making it impossible to save him now. He could only watch Fang Yan descend.
Similarly, Elder Wang and the others’ faces changed. When Fang Yan went after the escapee, he vanished from their Divine Sense suddenly. None understood how Fang Yan managed to return either. How could this be? What kind of method did Fang Yan use?
Looking at Fang Yan, they were filled with shock, unable to comprehend how Fang Yan achieved it. No one knew of any such instantaneous movement technique, nor had they ever heard of one...
Yet Fang Yan remained composed, throwing the half-dead senior disciple onto the ground. He produced a Storage Pouch, removed the imprint with Divine Sense, and poured it out in front of everyone.
Heaven Profound Gold Leaf Pill!
Purple Perilla Divine Dragon Herb!
Sky Cold Absolut Yin Iron!
...
One treasure after another appeared, each an extremely precious Elixir, Spiritual Medicine, or material, even a few fine Dharma Treasures, leaving everyone wide-eyed and speechless.
At this time, Elder Wang’s face darkened, but he said nothing. He stepped forward to collect these treasures. If Fang Yan hadn’t discovered and retrieved these treasures, and they couldn’t account to the Holy Soul Sect, it would have been severely problematic. Fortunately, Fang Yan noticed and retrieved them; otherwise, the consequences would have been dire.
After finishing, Elder Wang looked at Ancestor Jade, pale-faced, shook his head, and said, "We honestly didn’t intend to kill anyone. Coming here wasn’t our choice, but Ancestor, your actions deeply disappointed us."
Leaving these words, Elder Wang promptly waved and led Fang Yan and others into the Sect Treasure Vault, sorting and collecting all cultivation resources into Universe Bags. Soon, the Sect Treasure Vault was emptied. Completing all tasks, Elder Wang and his group left without a word, flying off to the distance.
Watching them leave, Ancestor Jade’s expression was somber, immediately tending to his Senior Disciple. Meanwhile, the others flocked to the Sect Treasure Vault, only to find it completely stripped bare—besides the bare walls, there was nothing left.
The treasures within the Sect Treasure Vault were the ancestral heritage of the Jade Sect, amassed over countless years, plundered completely. Everyone felt intense heartbreak, and for some time, the Jade Sect had no Elixirs for cultivation to rely on—a loss so severe they didn’t know how to cope...